Appointed by Modern Woodmen of America’s Board of Directors, I am honored to serve as the organization’s 12th president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Modern Woodmen, a fraternal financial services organization, has been headquartered in Rock Island since 1897. I joined Modern Woodmen in 1983 and was promoted to systems supervisor in the former Issue Department in 1985. In 1997, I was named manager of Qualified Plans/Advanced Sales and became president and CEO of MWA Financial Services, Inc., in 2013. I was appointed to the organization’s board of directors in March 2014 and was named National Secretary on June 1, 2015. I have served in the role of National Secretary and Executive Vice